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TechPulse take: Booking Holdings is leveraging generative AI to shift from isolated chatbots to a "connected trip" ecosystem that dynamically manages flights, hotels, and activities based on real-time context. The company's strategy focuses on integrating these capabilities into its core paid acquisition channels to improve unit economics and customer retention rates. This approach represents a significant move toward proactive, personalized travel planning rather than just enhancing existing search functionality.

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Booking Holdings spends nearly $9 billion a year to reach travelers. Its CFO explains how AI is changing trip planning

FortuneOctober 5, 20266 min read

Ewout Steenbergen says the company is using AI to make travel more personalized and proactive.

Good morning. The biggest impact of AI on travel may happen before the traveler ever checks into a hotel or boards a plane. At the Fortune AIQ Summit on Oct. 1, I interviewed Ewout Steenbergen, EVP and CFO of Booking Holdings (No. 169 on the Fortune 500), which owns and operates several major online travel brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com. Steenbergen described a future in which AI makes travel planning more seamless, personalized, and proactive. That could mean suggesting an indoor visit to the Louvre when rain threatens a Paris itinerary, automatically moving a restaurant reservation after a delayed flight, or recommending an activity based on a traveler’s preferences and…

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